The Brooklyn Nets started the season with 2 wins and 3 losses, and many people are worried about whether this shaky start is due to Kyrie Irving's absence from the game without vaccination, and James Harden has not yet found his best form. Durant had to single-handedly take on most of the responsibility for the Brooklyn Nets' offensive end. But after the Nets won five games in a row, Durant was already leading the Nets forward in stride, and the title of Player of the Week was beckoning to him.
According to foreign media reports, Durant is currently the frontrunner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award. The 2013-2014 Most Valuable Player averaged 29.8 points per game in his first five games in Brooklyn. Some things changed when the rest of the team saw Durant play this in the game, notably James Harden and Aldridge, who gradually improved their shooting standards on the offensive end, and the Entire Nets increased their intensity on the defensive end, allowing their opponents to average 98 points per game in this five-game winning streak.
After injuring a torn Achilles tendon in the 2019 NBA Finals, many doubted whether they could still see Kevin Duran play super-level performances. In 2020, he not only proved himself to be still a superstar, but perhaps better than before he was injured. Durant, 33, has made the same effort this season, with the 11-time All-Star averaging 28.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for the Nets so far. He also shot a career-high 57.3 percent shooting percentage on the court, and his performances were highly anticipated in the league and unquestionably a potential candidate for MVP.
Irving couldn't play, but that inspired a more powerful Durant. The reason for this is that I believe that the clear-eyed people naturally know that Irving's absence has allowed Durant to have more shooting rights, coupled with the blessing of this season's high shooting rate, the score will naturally increase accordingly. However, if Irving is out, Adu will not have to stay on the field for too long. So, regarding Irving's absence, there are good and bad things for Adu, the good thing is that it can help him compete for MVP, and the bad side is that Adu has to spend more physical energy in the game.
It is worth noting that according to a statistical chart given by NBA data experts on November 7, Beijing time, as of the new season, Durant has achieved a certain number of shots while ensuring high shooting efficiency. In this chart, the horizontal axis represents the total number of shots made by the player this season, and the vertical axis represents the effective shooting rate of the player, and the further down to the left, the lower the player,indicating that the player has few shots and is inefficient, while the player marked in the top right indicates that he has both shot more and shot accurately. It is obvious that standing in the upper right corner of the chart is Durant! To get the position of the first person on the current MVP list, he really deserves it.
It is worth mentioning that according to the current ranking of the MVP list, behind Durant is his former Golden State Warriors teammate Stephen Curry. Not surprisingly, these two outstanding players will be at the forefront of the shortlist for this personal honour for a long time this season. Let's be more bold in guessing that if Adu can win his second championship ring and second Finals MVP award this season, will it make him further among the great players in NBA history? What do the fans think? Feel free to send your valuable comments.